Computational Models
Building a better grapevine model
A new perennial fruit crop accurately depicts phenology, light interception, carbohydrate allocation and reserve dynamics, and yield components.
Computational Models
3D model of rhizodeposition
A new model simulates rhizodeposition patterns around growing and exuding root systems.
Computational Models
Flora Incognita shows high identification accuracy in Northern Europe
Plant identification apps are now widely available for smartphones but can we trust them for research and nature conservation purposes?
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Improving gene regulatory network models with RNA levels in absolute units
Recalibrating models using absolute – instead of relative – mass units makes it possible to test modelled transcription rates against biochemical data.
Computational Models
Virtual vineyards allow simulation studies of grapevine management practices
Computational models simulate grapevine management and provide information on how this affects canopy light absorption.
Computational Models
Should you plant your tomato rows oriented north to south or east to west?
A new study challenges the conventional wisdom of row orientation.
Computational Models
Resolving interactions between plant structure and function
A new study reveals the impact of spatial resolution on accurately representing the interactions between plant canopy structure and function.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
How will plant communities respond to climate change?
Functional-structural plant modelling is the key to predicting how plant communities will respond to climate change.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Predicting rice yield under drought
Integrated growth and metabolic models predict the metabolism of rice growth under normal and water-limited conditions.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Wheat adaptation to climate change
Models fill in the data gaps to identify genotypes to maximize yield across the NE Australian wheat-belt under climate change.
Computational Models
The Why and How of Horizontally Expanding Leaf Patterns
A new study uses multiple approaches to determine why horizontally expanding leaf patterns exist and how they are formed.
Computational Models
Simulating the effects of local wind reduction on shrub seed dispersal
How does a local wind reduction zone influence seed dispersal around a single shrub element?